{"product_id":"the-good-food-revolution-growing-healthy-food-people-and-communities","title":"The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities","description":"A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur Genius Award-Winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed- and heal- communities.\n\nThe son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer himself. But after years in professional basketball and as an executive for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, he cashed in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot just outside Milwaukee's largest public housing project. The area was a food desert with only convenience stores and fast-food restaurants to serve the needs of locals.\n\nDespite financial challenges and daunting odds, Allen built the country's preeminent urban farm-a food and educational center that now produces enough produce and fish year-round to feed thousands. Employing young people from the neighboring housing project and community, Growing Power shows how local food systems can help troubled youths, dismantle racism, create jobs, bring urban and rural communities closer together, and improve public health. Today, Allen's organization helps develop community food systems across the country.\n\nAn eco-classic in the making, The Good Food Revolution is the story of Will's personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1592407609\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1592407609.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Allen, Will\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44288496107697,"sku":"RDV.1592407609.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_a79cf9ef-5e35-41bc-82bc-59369cd65229.jpg?v=1718904832","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-good-food-revolution-growing-healthy-food-people-and-communities","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}